The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-01-19
HOME AND FARM.

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Feather beds and wooden blankets
become dirty, and need much airing
Exchange.
Cream Cake: Two cupfuls sugar;
one cupful of water; six eggs; three
cupfuls flour; two teaspoonfuls baking
powder. Toledo Blade.
"A few drops of ammonia in hard
water will not only soften it but will re-
move dirt better than soap. tits always
a good article to use when bathing the
person, and the water in which it is
diluted makes an excellent stimulent to
house and other plants.-Ihe House
| hold.
No implement on the farm will pay
for itself sooner than good cutter. The
proper preparation of the feed is very
important matter. IL not only saves
in quantity, but gives better results in
yield of milk, beef, wool and other ami
NAL products.-M @. Farmer.
To sweep a room without raising
dust, scatter damp grass or dampened
bits of paper over the carpet. This not
only prevents the flying of dust but
saves the carpet from wear and tear.
Either grass or paper is better than tea
leaves or bran Gotten recommended),
as the former leaves no stain or spot
Good Housekeeping.
Ice weighs as ordinarily packed
about fifty pounds to the cubic feet. At
one hundred pounds day for the ordi
nary consumption of a farm dairy,
a ton would be used up in twenty
days. A ton and half month is q
moderate supply to have. From this
the farmer can easily calculate the
amount to be stored, allowing twenty
per cent. for waste. Boston Bulletin.
Pound Cake: One pound of flour,
one pound of butter, one pound Of sugar,
four eggs and two teaspoonfuls extract
of lemon. Beat the butter to cream,
add the sugar and flour, mix well; add
TIE extract and well-beaten eggs and
lat the mixture twenty minutes. Line
cake-tin with buttered paper, and
bake in moderate oven.-Ihe Caterer.
While much of the original forest
remained, with only few clearings, it
was a great protection to wheat by hold
ing snow evenly over the surface dur
ing the coolest weather. Now the
winds have such a sweep that most of
the snow is drifted in the banks to the
fences, where it does more harm than
good. On prairie soil wheat is always
best next the fences. &C Cleveland Leader.
The plants which one adopts in
rotation of crops must correspond to
the nature of the climate, and of the
soil, and to the circumstances of the
farm, and be SO arranged, one after
another, according to the degree Of
manure in which the field is, that the
culture of the preceding fruit may leave
the soil in such a state that the cultiva-
ton of the after-fruit may require no
extraordinary labor and care upon it.
Detroit Tribune.
--Tapioca cream pudding is simply
made and is very nice: Soak two
tablespoonful of tapioca in half
pint of milk over night, in the morn
ing beat the yelks of three eggs very
light and mix them with the tapioca
and a cup of sugar; stir into one quart
of boiling milk and boil for five
minutes; flavor with lemon or vanilla,
and when cool put the whites of the
eggs beaten to froth on the top
Boston Budget.
The theory of DR.. Wilson, of Meriden,
that the burning of kerosene oil has
something to do with diphtheria, is in
teresting. There were seventy-one
deaths from diphtheria in the town Of
Meriden in one year, and by personal
investigation Dr.. Wilson found that in
every case the family used kerosene
lamps. There were many other cases
in Meriden that year, the spread of the
disease being from contagion. But not
in single case where gas or candles
were used was there death from that
disease. -NeW Hapcn Journal.
in potting plants. first be careful
that your pot is quite clean; then take
piece of broken crock, place at the
bottom, over the hole, then add few
more, after which place in little soil;
then put in your plant, being sure that
you do not get it too deep, put in little
soil, keeping your plant well in the GEN.
ter of your pot; press down firmly with
the thumb of the right hand, and so till
within one inch of the top. Always
put the plant in the shade, after giving
a good watering, for day or two
Chicago Tribune.
SNOW IN CITIES,